Vestibule-hood.



E. OSTRANDER.

VESTIBULE HOOD. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1912.

Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

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APPLICATION nun JUNE 28, 1012.

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VESTIBULE HOOD.

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Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

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"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTQE.

ALLEN E. OSTRANDEE, OF RIDGEWOUD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

VESTIBULE-HOOD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN E. Os'rnAN'DnR,

residing at Ridgewood, Bergen county, New

Jersey, and. being a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in vestibule-Hoods, of which the following is a full, clear and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and to use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred form of the invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as'it'is obvious that various modifications thereof will occur to persons skilled in the art. y

In said dra I ings: Figure 1 is an elevation of the end of the vestibule hood, part of the sheathing and supporting means being removed to show the internal construction. Fig. 2 is a plan view looking down on the framework of the hood shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken centrally through the hood on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and showing the hood roof sheathing and supporting purlin in position.-

-Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are detailed views of the ramp carline and side plate connection, Fig. lbeing a plan view of the connection uniting a fragment of the side plate with a fragment of the ramp carline. Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the'same, looking at the. left side of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 isan elevational view looking at Fig. 4 in the vdirection indicated by the arrow. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the top of the vestibule end post shown in Fig. 3. My invention relates to hoods for vestibule cars, and the object of my invention is to provide a form of hood construction reinforced anc. braced toresist stresses and strains incidental to the use of devices of this char- 'vestibule car, but may be used as the overhang hood for passenger and other cars, or: may be utilized with obvious mechanical changes and adaptations to any car or similar device.

in Fig. 3, being of channel shape and having It is a further object of my invention 1: provide ahood, theseveral parts of which are securely and positively united, one to the other, so as toobtain the maximum bracing effect with the minimum amount of material and number of parts.

The invention further consists of novel parts and elements and combination of parts and elements, all as more fully hereinafter described.

I My 1niproved hood is shown in position attached to a substantial. part of the car-body structure, and this substantial part may be represented by the transversely spaced apart upper side plates 77 which plates,'as is usual with constructionsof this character, are inverted channels and extend the length of the car .and beyond the body portion thereof to form a support for the hood, more particularly forming the subject-matter of this invention.

Vhile this hood construction will in all probability be positioned at each end of the car, but one of these hoods willbe described in detail, it being understood that; this hood construction is duplicated at opposite ends of the car, both hoods being attached to the side plates and deck girders and other material parts of the car roof structure. The side plates extend beyond the body of the car, and are united by means of a casting 8, hereinafter more fully described, to the ends of the upwardly arched ramp carline 9, which ramp carline, asis usual witlrdevices of this character, is an angle-iron supported. intermediate its length by the spaced apart :vestibule end posts 10, in this instance shown to be in the form of vertically disposed I- beams, the upper end of one flange of which is suitably riveted to the ramp carline on opposite sides of the center thereof. The ramp carline is further supported by means of the corner posts 11., which corner posts in this instance are shown to be in the form of hollow tubes having a rounded outer face.

and the upper end of which conforms in configuration to the rounded face 12 of the casting 8, and is suitably affixed to said casting.

Extending transversely of the car and connecting the side plates, preferably at the end of the body portion, is a body end plate 13' having opposite ends riveted to adjacent side plates, and, as shown more particularly the web horizontally disposed. This body end plate 13 is supported intermediate its length by the 'spaccd apart door posts 14, in this instance shown to be vertically disposed I-beams resembling the vestibule end posts This structure forms an outline framework forthe hood, disposed within which framework is a bracing and reinforcing structure, to which this specification is more especially drawn.

It is to be understood that the shocks in collisions are received on the vestibule end posts and ramp carline, so that in order to withstand thevstrains of these shocks, and in general to brace the hood to withstand strains incidental to car. service, it is necessary to reinforce theseposts and carline 7, a fiatfor'wardly extending anti-teles'coping plate 15, forming in effect a truss plate having a broad central portion 16 and narrowing end portions 17. Having their inner ends fastened to the top-of the plate 15, preferably at its broad portion 16 through the intermediary of angle-irons 18, are horizontally disposed and longitudinally extending braces 19, the forward ends of which are fastened by means of rivets 51 to the inner face of the web of each of the end posts 10, preferably at some distance below the attachment of the post 10 with the ramp carline 9, as shown more'particularly in Figs. 1 and 3. Bythisconstructionit will be seen that any shock on the post 10 will be transmitted horizontally and directly to the body end plate 13, and, if desired, additional braces may extend'from the posts 10 or ramp carline 9 directly to the body end plate 13, or to its attached 1'einforcing{'plate 15. The deck girders 20'also constitute a mate tion car hood. A's isusual with car construct1on's,-these deck girders are vertical channel members disposed inwardly from, parallel with, and .nbove the side plates 7. In

this .instance,jthe deck girders are shown to: terminate in a vertical plane centrally of the] formed into a bottom flange 2E2, resting on the web plate 13 and fastened to said web, by

rial part of the car frame and afford addi-t a means for taking up shocks on the.

means of rivets 23.. These gussets each have opposite ends suitably fastened to the upper end of the gusset 21 by means of rivets 27 (See Fig. 1.) By this construction it will be seen that a rigid, heavy, vertically disposed framework is positioned at the end of the car-body, this framework comprising the body end plate 13 carried by the side plates 7 and supported by'the door posts 14, the gusscts 21 forming the connecting means between the plate 13 and deck girder 20, and the cross tie 26 forming the member extending parallel with and above the end plate '13.. Strains on the post 10 and carline 9 are transmitted directlyto the deck girders and to the vertically disposed framework thus described by means of ramp carline braces 28, one extending from the outer web of eachrof the posts 10 to the adjacent end of 'the deck girder cross tie 26. The ramp carline braces 28 are in the form of outwardly facing vertically disposed channels, having the web portion thereof adjacent the upper end bent at an angle as shown at 81, Fig. 2, to fit flush with and is connected to the web of the deck girder 20 adjacent its upper flange.

The lower outer end of the brace 28 has an angle offset portion 32 integral therewith and extending in a plane at an angle to the lane of the Web, so as to fit the outer face of the web of the vestibule end post 10, the reaches 28 being fastened to their re spective connecting members by any suitable means, as'by riveting. Each of the members 28 isbraced on the cross tie 26 by means of top angle gussets 33, apart of one gusset riveted toith'eupper-fiange of the cross tie 26, and-another part bent to fit the top of the fiangeofthe reach28, towhich it is ri'veted," as-shown more particularly in Fig. 3. A bottom gusset '34 similarly connects the bottom flanges of these members adjacent their meeting point. It will be noted that these braces 28 converge downwardly and'forwardly from the deck girders 20 to the posts 10, so that any shock on these posts or attached parts will be transmitted upwardly and outwardly to be taken up by the deck girders. These deck girders are prevented from spreading by means of the cross tie 26, as well as by the car end frame formed by the gussets 21, cross tic 26 and.

that portion of the body end plate 13 betweenthe 'gussetr.

While forming no particular part of this inventior, it is to be understood that the end carline 35, which in this instance is shown to be supported from the deckgirder by means of the angles 36, has attached centrally thereof the center hood purlin 37, the lower end of which is suitably riveted to the ramp carline 9 centrally thereof, which purlin has the effect of assisting in transmitting strains from the ramp carline 9 to the carline 35, thus additionally assisting to transmit strains to parts of the car roof structure,

Each end of the side plate 7 is fastened to the adjacent end of the ramp carline 9 by meansof a hollow casting 8, hereinbefore referred to, which casting, as shown more particularly in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, comprises a post engaging portion 40, having a curved outer face 12 uniting the front face of the carline with the outside depending flan e ofthc side plates, said rounded face 12 raving apertures 46 extending therethrough and affording means for attaching the top of the end posts'll to the casting, thereby affording a iupport for the ends of side plates and carine.

Extending from the body portion 40 in directions at right angles to each other is an upwardly extending carline engaging flange 41 and a horizontally extending side plate engaging flange 42, both of the flanges being disposed beneath their respective members and attached to the horizontal webs thereof by means of rivets or other suitable connections. The carline-engaging flange 41 is disposed some distance above the flange '42, so as to position the end of the'carline above the adjacent end of theeide plate, the flanges 41 and 42 being connected by means of the vertically disposed walls 43, extending at an angle to each other, as shown more particularly in Fig. 4. The flange 41 is braced from the adjacent wall 43 by means of an angle bracket 44, formed integral with and disposed in the angle between these members. Similarly the flange 42 is braced from the adjacentwall 43 by means of a pair of transversely spaced apart brackets 45, formed integral with the flange 42 and the adjacent side 43 of the body portion 40, and outlining opposite edges of said flange, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. There is also extending downwardly from and inte gral with the flange 41 a side plate 47 fastened by means of the rivet 48 to the depending front flange of the carline 9, as

shown more particularly in Figs. 4 and 6'.

' By'this construction it will be seen that the ramp carline and side plates are firmly secured in position to each other and to the end posts by means of a single casting so formed as to brin these members in a correct relative position without the multiplicity of parts characterizing devices of this kind now in general use, and alfording additlonal means for bracing the hood in position on a substantial part of the car structure, and forming a construction in which;

relative movement between the ramp carline and side plate is eliminated.

As is usual with devices of this character, the framework, hereinbefore described, my

be covered by any approvedform of metal sheathing or other coverin 49 and. by the ceiling plates 50, thereby orming a neatly inclosed braced car vestibule hood of imdescribed my invention what cally disposed framework, a horizontallydisposed framework connected thereto and downwardly and forwardly inclined racing means connecting said vertical and horizontal framework at points remote from their points of connection.

2. A platform hood comprisinga vestibule end post, a framework including a horizontally disposed anti-telescoping plate, and a horizontally disposed framework connect ed thereto, said horizontal framework including aramp carline connected to. said vestibule end post and a horizontally disposed channel connecting said end post with said plate. I

3. A car body having side plates, an end plate connecting said side plates, and a truss plate extending beneath fastened to and formin a reinforcement for said end plate, vestibu e end posts and means connecting said end posts and said truss plate.

4. A car hood frame including an outlining frame, means bracing said frame, horizontally and Vcrtically inclined means adapted to brace the lower portion of the front edge of said outlining frame to the rear portion of said outlining frame.

5. In the reinforcement of car'hoods, in-

eluding a'vestibule end post, a deck girder,

a vertical channel cross tie disposed adjacent the top of said deck girderand a down- Wardly and inwardly. inclined brace connecting the-end portion of said cross tie with said end post, whereby strains on said post will betransmit'ted to said cross tie.

6. A reinforcing frame for car hoods comprising a transversely disposed member attached to the deck girders, a pair of converging elements, one end of each element attached to opposite ends of said member,

and having the other ends of said elements attached to the vestibule end posts, and:

gussets connecting said member with said elements. i

7. A reinforcing frame for car hoods comprising a transversely disposed member attached to the deck girders, a pair of converging elements, one end of each element attached to opposite ends of said member, and. having the other ends of said elements attached to the vestibule end posts.

8. In a vestibule hood construction, a body end plate, a supplemental plate substantially coextensive therewith, vestibule end posts, deck girders, and braces connected respctivelywith said supplemental plate and said deck girders at their inner ends and with said vestibule end posts at their outer ends.

I 9. In a car construction deck girders, an end plate, a deck girder cross tie of flanged shape connecting the deck girders and spaced flanged plates connecting the deck girders to said end plate.

10. In a car construct1on, vest1bule end posts, deck girders, an end plate and an anti-telescopingplate connected with said end plate, in combination with ,parallel braces connecting the posts with said antitelescoping plate and diver-gin braces con necting the posts with said dec girders.

11. In a car construction, "a body endplate, an anti-telescoping plate, side plates secured to both of said mentioned plates,

necting said deck girders and cross tie with said vestibule end posts. 13. In a car construction, side plates, vestibule end posts, a ramp carline lapping and secured directly to said end posts in COlIlbl nation with deck girders, meansconnecting said girders and diagonal braces lapping the vestibule end posts and deck girders and secured to the end posts and deck girders.

14. In a car construction, a body end plate, an anti-telescoping plate lapping the body end plate, side plates, vestibule end posts, a ramp carline connected with said side plates and end posts, deck girders, and

races connecting said end posts with the side girders and anti-telescoping plate.

15. In a car construction, body side plates, a. body end plate connectinv said side plates, a relatively wide plate lapping the side plates and body end plate, vestibule end posts, .a ramp carline connecting the side plates and said end posts and braces lapping said wide late and end posts and connected thereto. 5

' 16 The coinbinationof a side plate, a carline,"a casting connectingsaid carline withsaid side plate, said casting having a curved outer face rounding the outer face of the carline into the outer face of the side sill, thereby forming a neat connection between the carline and side plate-to accommodate covering sheeting.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

ALLEN n. osTR'ANnnR.

Witnesses:

JOHN U. BURKE, R. H. DAVENPORT.

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